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Electrical Apparatus- November 2015

November 2015 Electrical Apparatus

Service shops- If it ain’t broke…: An electromechanical service company in Indiana sticks with what works By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

CWIEME manufacturing expo

Conferences-It’s all about efficiency: Speakers and attendees at manufacturing expo look at energy efficiency and how to improve it By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor, and Joseph Hoff, EA Associate Editor

Water quality expo

Water quality event: Pumps and water treatment are on the minds of many at this Chicago convention and exhibition By Joseph Hoff and Bill O’Leary, EA Associate Editors

TEFC motors from an ore processing facility arrive at a service center for repairs with many external frame fins broken, resulting in reduced heat dissipation.

Motors & Generators -What do we mean by motor temperature? The answer can vary widely, depending on where and how measurements are taken With trilingual summaryBy Richard L. Nailen, EA Engineering Editor

The ElectroMechanical Bench Reference is the annual buyers’ directory serving the aftermarket.Show Me

Departments and Columns

Editor’s Comment In this issue: Covering the old and new in an ever-changing market…Satisfy your hunger for more aftermarket news…Kevin N. Jones

Let’s Solve Your Problem In this issue: Dealing with water to clean motor windings…The choice of motor lead cable size…Why megohmmeter test voltage is so low…Does service factor mean a cooler motor?…Copper vs. aluminum rotors, one more time…’Core loss’ not all in the stator…Edited by the EA staff

U.S. Congressman Paul Tonko, D-N.Y. (center), met with Von Roll workers and executives, including COO-GM North America Jonathan Roberts (right), at the company’s newly modernized Schenectady plant in September. The company is investing $21 million in the facility, working through New York State’s Empire Development program. The plant tour was organized by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association as part of an initiative to facilitate communication between business and government. Similar events were held at other member companies, including Siemens, GE, Phoenix Contact, and Itron.

Associations, societies, and government activities In this issue: Congressman visits Von Roll plant…IMTS Manufacturing group’s balloon on farewell tour…Association of Energy Engineers induct two Hall of Famers; Landsberg and Barksdale…EASA is soliciting service award nominations; information about nominating a candidate can be found here – www.easa.com …Electrical Generating Systems Association announces technician of the year…NECA and NAED survey reveals contractors’ technology use; more results of the survey available at www.necanet.org by searching “NAED Technology Benchmarking Survey…IEEE launches a new collaborative network…Edited by Kevin Jones

Around the world, conferences, workshops, and seminars like this one focus attention on opportunities and obstacles presented by the Smart Grid.

Business briefs In this issue: Nidec Corp. acquires KB Electronics…Schneider Electric named a top European supplier by Gartner, Inc.…Tencarva Machinery expands its South Carolina branch…Edited by Kevin Jones

Ludeca recently certified more than 20 employees as Certified Reliability Leaders. The company is now an approved Reliability Leadership Institute Mapped Services and Training (MSAT) Provider.

Training briefs In this issue: InterNational Electrical Testing Association offering self-paced technical seminars – visit www.netaworld.org/training for more information…Ludeca earns a pair of training certifications…American Trainco changes its name to TPD Training Systems…Edited by Bill O’Leary

Sulzer’s new Norway service center.

Pumps In this issue: SPX Flow completes spinoff from SPX Corp.…Gorman-Rupp expands European operations…Xylem, Inc. celebrates four millionth Flygt pump…Sulzer relocates its Norway service center…Edited by the EA Staff

Utilities In this issue: EPRI receives solar panel research award; will collaborate on project with Sandia National Laboratories, Southern Co., and Southern Research…Dominion Virginia Power seeks to expand solar…FirstEnergy Corp. to help insects that pollinate; Ohio State University at Mansfield-led project includes Ohio State Extension, the Pollinator Partnership, Ohio Prairie Nursery, Arnold’s Landscaping, Davey Tree, and the Utility Arborists Association…Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport earns rebate for efficiency from Georgia Power…Edited by Kevin Jones

And, in every issue: Classified Advertising (Equipment, jobs, businesses for sale, business opportunities and services), Advertising Index, and your favorite cartoons, Motorhead and Generatorhead (illustrated by Mark Ziemann) and Cy’s Super Service (illustrated by James Estes)!